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Uganda
Kampala's UN candidate hangs on despite waning support

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Olara Otunnu, the Ugandan candidate for the post of UN Secretary-General, in New York on 19 August 2026.
Olara Otunnu, the Ugandan candidate for the post of UN Secretary-General, in New York on 19 August 2026. © Bianca Otero/Zuma Press Wire/Reuters Connect

The former Ugandan opposition leader is losing momentum in a contest upended by the entry of Emirati candidate Lana Nusseibeh. He is pressing on with a media campaign and outreach to the world's leading capitals.

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